From an article about escaped murderers:
"In 1991, Province and Rodacker were on leave from jail when they attacked Norman Knoblich..."
Nothing grammatically wrong here, but this is the very definition of a Criminal Sentence. Since when do prisoners get to go on leave from jail?
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"In 1991, Province and Rodacker were on parole when they attacked Norman Knoblich..."
I suppose you could assume that they were on parole, but I have heard of low security prisons releasing prisoners for weekend leaves! :-(
Would it be work furlough?
furlough?
The article didn't explain, but I thought the idea of being on leave from jail was appalling. Any police officer types willing to explain it to the grammar types?
You shouldn't have to assume anything when reading this kind of article, though.
Come to Argentina! This is possible!
Thanks, Mercedes.
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